On December 30th, TBS held its 53rd Japan Record Awards to honor those who were outstanding in the music industry for the year of 2011.
As reported earlier, AKB48 took home the prestigious Japan Record Award with their single “Flying Get“, but there were may other memorable moments that night.
Check out some of the performances below!
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Oricon has revealed the latest result of its weekly charts for the week of January 2nd. Check it out below.
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1. “Boku no Hanbun” – SMAP : 12/21 (130,190)
2. “CHASE” – L’Arc~en~Ciel : 12/21 (71,894)
3. “CRISIS” – Acid Black Cherry : 12/21 (52,055)
4. “We never give up!” – Kis-My-Ft2 : 12/14 (22,827)
5. “Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!/Love …
TBS will live broadcast their annual New Year’s Eve music program, ‘CDTV Special! Toshikoshi Premier Live 2011→2012‘. It was announced that SMAP’s Nakai Masahiro will host the show for the second consecutive year.
TBS also revealed the artists line-up who are expected to show their great performances on the show. SMAP will perform “Cho Premium Dai Hit Special Medley” and AKB48 will perform …
On December 17th, Funky Monkey Babys held a ‘Xmas Special Ballad Live‘ at Yomiuri Land in Inagi, Tokyo. Approximately 3,500 fans gathered to this outdoor stage and leader Funky Kato (33) exclaimed, “This is the first and the last live with just ballads.”
They performed 5 songs, including “LOVE SONG” from their upcoming album, “Funky Monkey Babys 4” scheduled for release …
Last month the nominations were revealed for the 53rd Japan Record Awards. Goo has polled its readers to find out which song they believe deserves the ‘Best Song’ award.
Check out the results below and find out where you stand and then let us know how you would vote.
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Fans have been waiting a long time to hear which artists will appear on NHK’s 62nd ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen’, and the list has finally been revealed!
Just a few minutes ago, the names were announced through a live stream on Kohaku’s official website. Check out the list after the jump to see if your favorite artists will be at the most highly-anticipated event of the year!
The Recording Industry Association of Japan (or ‘RIAJ’ for short), has just released the combined weekly download chart for the week of November 16th to November 20th!
The RIAJ works together with the digital and mobile download portals in Japan, including recochoku, music.jp, mu-mo (Avex), oricon ME, dwango and many more. They then collect their weekly download numbers for the time …
On November 24th, many of Japan’s top artists attended and performed at YTV’s annual music festival, ‘Best Hits Kayousai‘.
Fans got to hear strong performances from EXILE, AKB48, Ashida Mana, KARA, Nishino Kana, and more in a concert that truly encompassed some of the best songs of the year.
Check out the performances below!
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Popular music program Music Japan has now unveiled their highly anticipated line-up for their episode on November 20th!
This broadcast will feature five groups from Ikimonogakari to 2NE1. In addition to AKB48’s sub-unit Not yet, FUNKY MONKEY BABYS, and new Johnny’s Entertainment unit Sexy Zone!
Check out the full details of this upcoming episode below!
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“Aruite Ikou” – Ikimonogakari
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MUSIC STATION has revealed the artist line up for their November 18th broadcast!
Next week’s episode will feature performances by aiko, Ikimonogakari, Sexy Zone, FUNKY MONKEY BABYS, Porno Graffitti, and Yusuke.
Check out the full set list below!
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“Zutto” – aiko
“Aruite Ikou” – Ikimono Gakari
“Sexy Zone” – Sexy Zone
“LOVE SONG” – FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
“Yuki no Iro” – Porno Graffitti
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On November 24th, YTV will be holding their annual music awards presentation, “Best Hits Kayousai 2011”.
Hosted by Miyane Seiji, Wentz Eiji, and Nishiyama Maki, the show will present the year’s top artists with the “Gold Artist Award”, which has been given to EXILE for the past three years.
Check out the list of artists participating after the jump.
It’s been revealed that popular group FUNKY MONKEY BABYS will feature talento Yuka (31) on both the cover jacket and PV for their upcoming single “LOVE SONG” which is scheduled to be released on November 16th.
It is an established custom that FUNKY MONKEY BABYS features the great names for their single PVs, and the leader Funky Kato (32) revealed the …
It’s been announced that FUNKY MONKEY BABYS will be holding their arena tour, “FUNKY MONKEY BABYS 1st ARENA TOUR Waratte Utatte Moriaga Arena ~Ikuzo Nihon!!~“, starting in January 2012.
This tour will have the theme of “smile”, and will be the group’s largest tour ever. It will kick off on January 28th at Shizuoka Ecopa Arena, and will wrap …
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS (Right) and Kestumeishi (Left)
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS (Right) and Kestumeishi (Left)
On July 20th, it was revealed that hip hop unit FUNKY MONKEY BABYS will collaborate with their senior group, Ketsumeishi, for a charity event aimed for the reconstruction efforts from the Tohoku earthquake back in March. They will be holding their event at Shibata, Miyagi Prefecture on September 10th at Kaze no Sogen …
On June 19th, with the focus on middle school and high school students, the popular music group “FUNKY MONKEY BABYS” held free live performances in the city of Miyako and the town of Yamada in the Iwate prefecture.
In the city of Miyako, using the riverbed as the stage, the group enthusiastically sang 10 of their hit songs, including “Chippoke na …
